Armoured Vehicles

Liam Fox: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what progress has been made in the work undertaken to align the withdrawal from service of the current fleet of armoured vehicles with the introduction into service of  (a) the Future Rapid Effect System and  (b) the Panther Command and Liaison Vehicle.

Adam Ingram: The Future Rapid Effect System (FRES) and the PANTHER Command Liaison Vehicle will replace the FV430, CVR(T) and Saxon families of vehicles.
	The PANTHER, now in the demonstration and manufacture phase, has a detailed fielding plan. Under the Sustained Armoured Vehicle Capability Pathfinder programme work is under way to ensure that the withdrawal of FV430, CVR(T) and Saxon is coherently aligned with the introduction of FRES and there is continuity of the required capability.

Defence Attachés

Roger Berry: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what the expenditure on defence attachés was in  (a) 2004 and  (b) 2005.

Adam Ingram: The overall cost to the Ministry of Defence of Defence Attachés in each financial year are as follows:
	
		
			  Financial year  Costs identified (£ million) 
			 2004-05 37.2 
			 2005-06 38.7 
		
	
	Under the terms of the MOD/FCO service level agreement, costs are shared with the FCO, which pays 30 per cent. of the total in respect of accommodation, fixed communications, security and some other support costs. The figures quoted in the table represent the balance (70 per cent.) attributable to the Defence Budget.
	Full costs of Defence Attaché posts are not held centrally and their calculation would involve disproportionate cost.

Nuclear Deterrent

Julian Lewis: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the oral answer to the hon. Member for Woodspring, 23 January 2006,  Official Report, column 1154, on what date he first asked his officials to explore the options for replacing the nuclear deterrent with a successor system; and when he expects to be presented with their findings.

Des Browne: holding answer 2 February 2006
	As was made clear in the December 2003 Defence White Paper (Paragraph 3.11), we have continued to take steps to keep options open on the possible replacement of Trident. As the then Defence Secretary, indicated previously on 30 June 2004,  Official Report, column 358W, this included concept studies on options for platforms to carry the Trident missile in the longer term, which began in May 2002.
	Ministers have been briefed by officials on some of the relevant issues and have requested that further work be undertaken. As the Prime Minister said on 28 June 2006,  Official Report, column 254, during Prime Minister's Questions, decisions on this issue will be taken later this year.

Social Care Funding

Julia Goldsworthy: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what the social care formula spending share per head was for each local authority for  (a) children and  (b) adults for 2006-07.

Phil Woolas: In announcing the provisional 2006-07 Local Government Finance Settlement on 5 December 2005,  Official Report, column 627, I explained to the House that we were abolishing Formula Spending Shares. These notional spending figures were misunderstood and misused for a variety of purposes for which they were neither intended nor suitable.
	Formula grant, which comprises Revenue Support Grant, redistributed business rates and principal formula Police Grant, is an unhypothecated block grant i.e. councils are free to spend it on any service. Because of this, and because of the calculation of formula grant, in particular floor damping, it is not therefore possible to say how much grant an authority received for a particular purpose. I would therefore refer the hon. Member to the table showing formula grant per head placed in the Libraries of the House in response to a question from the hon. Member for Lewes (Norman Baker) on 14 July 2006,  Official Report, column 2103W.

Abdoulie Njie

Daniel Kawczynski: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the immigration status is of Abdoulie Njie, recently convicted of rape in Stoke-on-Trent Crown court.

Liam Byrne: holding answer 3 July 2006
	It is not our policy to comment on individual cases to members who do not hold a constituency responsibility for the named individual.

Advertising Campaigns

John Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advertising campaigns his Department has run since July 2004; and what the  (a) date and  (b) cost was of each.

Tony McNulty: The advertising campaigns the Home Office has run since 2004-05 are listed in the table. Due to the way media is invoiced and as our campaigns are long term and not month specific, we cannot break down costs by month.
	The breakdown by each financial year however, is as follows:
	
		
			   £ 
			  2004-05  
			 Frank Drugs Campaign 1,135,091 
			 Gun Crime 200,000 
			 Antisocial Behaviour 600,006 
			 Acquisitive Crime Reduction 7,578,732 
			 Police Recruitment—Special Constables 1,968,171 
			 Domestic Violence 450,635 
			 Child Safety on the Internet 299,094 
			 Clean Up Week—Community Sentences 33,295 
			   
			  2005-06  
			 Frank Drugs Campaign 1,588,007 
			 Antisocial Behaviour 638,313 
			 Acquisitive Crime Reduction 3,967,890 
			 Single Non Emergency Number 151,781 
			 Alcohol Misuse 93,865 
			 Police Recruitment—Special Constables 1,427,014 
			 Police Recruitment—High Potential Scheme 226,865 
			 Domestic Violence 542,456 
			 Child Safety on the Internet 879,002 
			 Safer Car Parks—Park Mark Scheme 95,656 
			 Crime Stoppers 84,039 
			 Clean Up Week—Community Sentences 49,278 
			 Rape 67,108 
			   
			  2006-07—invoiced to date  
			 Frank Drugs Campaign 190,456 
			 Knife Amnesty 138,622 
			 Acquisitive Crime Reduction 158,650 
			 Single Non Emergency Number 56,280 
			 Alcohol Misuse 233,832 
			 Domestic Violence 314,694 
			 Rape 287,664

Advertising Campaigns

Lynne Featherstone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what advertising campaigns the Department ran between 2000 and June 2004; and what the  (a) date and  (b) cost was of each.

Tony McNulty: The advertising campaigns the Home Office ran between 2000-01 and 2004-05 are listed as follows. Due to the way media is invoiced and as our campaigns are long term and not month specific, we cannot break down costs by month.
	The breakdown by each financial year however, is as follows:
	
		
			   £ 
			  2000-01  
			 Vehicle Crime Reduction 8,377,736 
			 Police Recruitment 7,580,663 
			 Police Recruitment—Fast Track 137,371 
			 Human Rights 765,956 
			 Rolling Registration 3,236,126 
			 UK Immigration Service 7,783 
			 Postal Voting 1,322,750 
			 Fire Safety 2,005,093 
			   
			  2001-02  
			 Vehicle Crime Reduction 5,847,867 
			 Police Recruitment 6,473,845 
			 Police Recruitment—Special Constables 499,938 
			 Police Recruitment—Fast Track 126,310 
			 Police Reform 45,000 
			 UK Immigration Service 8,568 
			 Postal Voting 864,093 
			 Fire Safety 1,698,875 
			 Drugs Campaign 1,404,398 
			 Child Protection on the Internet 1,281,529 
			   
			  2002-03  
			 Vehicle Crime Reduction 4,911,621 
			 Police Recruitment 4,736,223 
			 Drugs Campaign 669,185 
			 Child Protection on the Internet 763,290 
			 Firearms Amnesty 600,000 
			   
			  2003-04  
			 Vehicle Crime Reduction 4,617,658 
			 Police Recruitment 4,987,946 
			 Drugs Campaign 2,348,500 
			 Child Protection on the Internet 825,557 
			 Domestic Violence 936,587 
			 Youth Offenders 39,214 
			   
			  2004-05  
			 Frank Drugs Campaign 1,135,091 
			 Gun Crime 200,000 
			 Anti Social Behaviour 600,006 
			 Acquisitive Crime Reduction 7,578,732 
			 Police Recruitment—Special Constables 1,968,171 
			 Domestic Violence 450,635 
			 Child Protection on the Internet 299,094 
			 Clean Up Week—Community Sentences 33,295

Asylum/Immigration

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what criteria were used in drawing up the regional language list by the National Asylum Support Service for the dispersal of asylum seekers; and if he will make a statement.

Liam Byrne: holding answer 24 July 2006
	The language list is no longer in operation although, language remains a factor in placing asylum seekers. It is just one of the criteria considered by relevant stakeholders when considering dispersal issues.

Asylum/Immigration

John Hayes: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many prisoners are illegal immigrants.

Liam Byrne: The information requested on the immigration status of prisoners is not currently available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost. In my Written Ministerial Statement of 19 July 2006,  Official Report, column 29WS, I set out the progress the Department is making to address the fact that there no unique identifier to link individuals who come in contact with the asylum and immigration and criminal justice systems. We have commenced development of a comprehensive approach to identity management across all Home Office areas and will finalise a strategic action plan in this area by the end of September 2006.

Asylum/Immigration

David Evennett: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many people in  (a) Greater London and  (b) Bexley borough have been waiting more than six months for a decision on their immigration status; and if he will make a statement.

Liam Byrne: Information is not readily and could be obtained only at a disproportionate cost.

Correspondence

Clare Short: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the immigration and nationality directorate will reply to the letter of 18 January from the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood, on behalf of Andrew Russell, of Park Lane, Birmingham (Home Office Reference R1050090, correspondence ref. B1755/5).

Liam Byrne: The immigration and nationality directorate wrote to the right hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood on 6 April 2005.

Data Protection Act

Nicholas Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what protocol his Department follows when it receives a formal Data Protection Act Section 10 Notice to Correct Erroneous Data; and if he will make a statement.

John Reid: Section 10 of the Data Protection Act gives data subjects the right to prevent the processing of personal data which is causing, or is likely to cause, substantial damage or distress to them or another person; where that processing is or would be unwarranted. Section 14 of the Data Protection Act provides data subjects with rights in relation to the correction of inaccurate personal data. The Home Office does not currently have, and is not required to have, a formal written protocol for either circumstance. The Home Office is committed to meeting its legal obligations in relation to both however. With regards to the correction of inaccurate personal data, when an error is highlighted all necessary steps are taken to correct that error and, where necessary, remedy any underlying faults that caused the mistake.

Departmental Staff

Danny Alexander: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how much was paid to his Department from the Access to Work Scheme for adjustments for disabled staff in the last year for which figures are available; from what budget he plans to meet the costs of reasonable adjustments for disabled staff following withdrawal of Access to Work funding for central Government Departments; and if he will make a statement.

Liam Byrne: The following table shows the last available figures for the Access to Work Scheme.
	Consideration is being given to how reasonable adjustments should be funded once the Access to Work funding is withdrawn for central Government Departments.
	
		
			  £ 
			   2005-06  2004-05 
			 Core Home Office 1903.35 — 
			 Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND)(1) n/a 42,437.18 
			 HM Prison Service(2) n/a n/a 
			 n/a = Not available. (1) Figures are no longer available for IND as the purchase of such equipment has been devolved to individual units and no central record is kept.  (2) Purchase of equipment was devolved to individual prison establishments five years ago therefore no central record is kept.

Extradition

Nicholas Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 19 July 2006,  Official Report, column 544W, on extradition, if he will break the figures down by the alleged offence.

John Reid: Details are given in the following tables, which has been updated to 24 August 2006, in order to reflect developments since the original answer. It should be noted that:
	(a) an extradition request is not included in this table unless the individual has been arrested for extradition and is in custody, or on bail, or has been surrendered
	(b) an individual may be arrested in a different year from that in which the request is made;
	(c) the offences quoted are brief descriptions and not detailed charges e.g. "fraud" also covers "conspiracy to defraud";
	(d) an individual may be wanted for more than one crime—the principal offences only are shown in the table; and
	(e) more than one request may have been received for an individual, so that a surrender may be pursuant to more than one request.
	
		
			  US requests to England and Wales 2001 to 2005 
			  2001  Number 
			  Surrenders  
			 Child abduction 2 
			 Child enticement 1 
			 Drugs 3 
			 Fraud 1 
			 Money laundering 1 
			 Murder 2 
			 Theft 1 
			 Wire fraud 1 
			   
			  Closed without surrender  
			 False statements to Government agency 1 
			 Fraud 1 
			 Murder 1 
			 Terrorist-related 1 
			   
			  Outstanding from the year — 
		
	
	
		
			  2002 
			   Number 
			  Surrenders  
			 Bank robbery 1 
			 Fraud 1 
			 Sex assault on children 1 
			   
			  Closed without surrender  
			 Drugs 1 
			 Terrorist-related 1 
			 Fraud 1 
			 Theft 2 
			   
			  Outstanding from the year  
			 Drugs1 1 
		
	
	
		
			  2003( 1) 
			   Number 
			  Surrenders  
			 Child abduction 1 
			 Drugs 2 
			 Theft/bribery 1 
			 Fraud 2 
			   
			  Closed without surrender  
			 Fraud 2 
			 GBH 1 
			 Rape 1 
			   
			  Outstanding from the year  
			 Murder 2 
			 Rape 1 
			 Theft 1 
			 (1) One figure for 2003 has been moved from the "Closed without surrender" column to the "Surrender" column because the individual was the subject of requests in both 2003 and 2004, and it has been confirmed that he was extradited pursuant to both of them. 
		
	
	
		
			  2004 
			   Number 
			  Surrenders  
			 Child pornography 1 
			 Drugs 6 
			 Fraud 5 
			 Forgery 1 
			 GBH on minor with intent 1 
			 Indecent assault 1 
			 Mail fraud 1 
			 Rape 1 
			 Sex assault on minor 1 
			 Wire Fraud 2 
			   
			  Closed without surrender  
			 Drugs 1 
			 Fraud 1 
			   
			  Outstanding from the year  
			 Computer fraud 1 
			 Drugs 1 
			 Fraud 3 
			 Robbery 2 
			 Satellite signal theft 3 
			 Terrorist-related 2 
		
	
	
		
			  2005 
			   Number 
			  Surrenders  
			 Child pornography 1 
			 Theft 1 
			   
			  Closed without surrender  
			 Fraud 1 
			 Sex offences 1 
			   
			  Outstanding from the year  
			 Drugs 2 
			 Fraud 1 
			 Terrorist-related 1

False Accusations

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list organisations that received funding from his Department to help individuals who claim to have been falsely accused of criminal offences; and how much each organisation received in the last 10 years for which figures are available.

Gerry Sutcliffe: The Criminal Cases Review Commission has received Grant in Aid from the Home Office from its inception in 1996 to date as shown in the following table. The Commission's role is to review and investigate possible miscarriages of justice and to refer cases to an appropriate appeal court where there is a real possibility that the conviction, finding, verdict or sentence will not be upheld.
	The Citizens Advice Bureau at the Royal Courts of Justice provides free, confidential and independent advice to members of the public who have cases in the Court of Appeal. It has received funding from 2004-05 as follows:
	2004-05: £97,000 grant for a pilot scheme
	2005-06: grant of £108,445
	2006-07: grant of £119,400.
	
		
			  Criminal Cases Review Commission: Grant in Aid 
			   Amount (£) 
			 1997-98 (1)4,303,977 
			 1998-99 4,517,134 
			 1999-2000 5,530,000 
			 2000-01 5,415,000 
			 2001-02 6,525,000 
			 2002-03 7,000,000 
			 2003-04 7,800,000 
			 2004-05 (2)5,750,000 
			 2005-06 6,834,628 
			 (1) This figure includes the last three months of 1996.  (2) The 2004-05 figure was reduced in comparison with the previous years because the CCRC had to use their cash reserves as required by the Treasury under the rules of Government Accounting.

Foreign Criminals

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will instruct chief police officers to publish any available photographs in their respective constabulary areas of foreign nationals considered for deportation but released on completion of their sentences and still at large to facilitate their arrest; and if he will make a statement.

Liam Byrne: holding answer 12 May 2006
	My right hon. Friend the Home Secretary already explained during his appearance before the Home Affairs Committee on 23 May 2006 that this is an operational matter for the police. Discussions have taken place between officials from the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) on whether making public details of ex-offenders would assist in locating them. It is the considered view of ACPO that a decision should only be taken on a case by case basis as to whether to publicise the details of those individuals who are the subject of ongoing deportation action and still need to be located.

Foreign Criminals

Willie Rennie: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what rules govern applications for  (a) leave to remain and  (b) British citizenship by foreign nationals who have served in the British Army.

Liam Byrne: holding answer 4 July 2006
	The rules applying to applications for leave to remain in the UK by foreign nationals discharged from the British Army are set out in paragraphs 276L to 276Q of the Immigration Rules. I would refer the hon. Gentleman to the information contained on the IND website at: http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/lawandpolicy/immigrationrules/part7.
	Foreign nationals who have served in HM Forces and wish to apply for British citizenship must make a successful application for naturalisation under sections 6(1) or 6(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981. Policy requirements and procedures for handling applications are available for viewing on the IND website at: http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/britishnationality.

Foreign Criminals

Nicholas Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to Lin Homer's letter to the Home Affairs Select Committee, what crimes were committed by the seven serious foreign national offenders who have not been detained; what the nationality was of each; how long each served in prison; and when each was released.

John Reid: It is not the general policy of the Department to disclose specific details into the public domain which may identify individuals included among the 1,013 foreign national prisoners who were released without deportation consideration.

Foreign Criminals

Peter Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many foreign nationals were released from HMP Wellingborough in  (a) March,  (b) April and  (c) May 2006; and how many were considered for deportation.

Gerry Sutcliffe: Comprehensive statistical information on discharges is not centrally available, and providing information based on manually stored records could be achieved only at disproportionate cost.
	The Department does not hold information on how many foreign nationals released from HMP Wellingborough in  (a) March  (b) April and  (c) May were considered for deportation and could provide this information only at disproportionate cost.

Hadi Nozadi

Anthony Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will conclude consideration of the status of Hadi Nozadi of Lower Sharpham Barton, Ashprington, Totnes, who was refused asylum on 22 November 2001.

Liam Byrne: holding answer 22 June 2006
	The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State wrote separately to the hon. Member regarding Hadi Nozadi on 26 June 2006.

Immigration and Nationality Directorate

David Lidington: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many staff there are in each civil service grade in the immigration and nationality directorate who have been recruited since 1 January  (a) 2006 and  (b) 2005; and if he will make a statement.

Liam Byrne: The immigration and nationality directorate does not hold this information in the format requested and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

Immigration and Nationality Directorate

Keith Vaz: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what discussions have taken place between officials of the Immigration and Nationality Directorate and Jobcentre Plus regarding the allocation of national insurance numbers.

Liam Byrne: Officials, at a variety of levels, in the Immigration and Nationality Directorate have been in regular contact with their counterparts in Jobcentre Plus about the procedures for allocating national insurance numbers. No central record is kept of the detail of these discussions. However, they have covered a wide variety of legislative, policy and procedural matters relating to the recently announced changes to these procedures. These changes introduced, from July 2006, a "right to work" condition for employment related applications for national insurance numbers.

Immigration and Nationality Directorate

Nicholas Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many passports have been lost while being held by the Immigration and Nationality Directorate pending an immigration decision in each of the last five years.

John Reid: The only information on passports relates to applications made under managed migration routes for variation of leave, work permits and citizenship. Management Information for all of these work streams is only available for the last three years. This indicates that the number lost in 2003-04 was 588, in 2004-05 was 452 and in 2005-06 was 288.

IT Projects

David Laws: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many IT projects have been developed for his Department since 2001; and whether he has agreed to make public Gateway reviews for these projects  (a) in full and  (b) in part.

Liam Byrne: Information on the number of projects is not held centrally and is therefore not available. To provide a complete answer in the time available will therefore incur disproportionate costs.
	A Gateway review is conducted on a confidential basis for the Senior Responsible Officer. Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 each request for the release of information contained in a Gateway Review is considered on a case-by-case basis.

Ministerial Visits

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the towns in  (a) England and Wales,  (b) Scotland and  (c) the European Union that he has visited in an official capacity in each month since 1997; what the purpose was in each case; what the (i) date, (ii) time, (iii) location and (iv) duration was of each meeting; if he will place in the Library the text of any speech made; and if he will make a statement.

Liam Byrne: This information can be provided only at disproportionate cost. However, all ministerial visits are conducted in accordance with the Ministerial Code and travel by Ministers. The Government publishes on an annual basis, lists of overseas travel by Cabinet Ministers costing over £500 which will include visits to the European Union. Lists covering 1997 to 2005 are available in the Libraries of the House. Information for 2005-06 is currently being compiled and will be published when it is available.

Ministerial Visits

Ben Wallace: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what visits  (a) in the UK and  (b) overseas Ministers in his Department have made in the last 12 months.

Liam Byrne: This answer can be provided only at disproportionate costs.

National Asylum Support Service

Alistair Carmichael: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department for what reason the National Asylum Support Services stakeholder briefing pack target contracts-transition document has been removed from the Department's website.

Liam Byrne: holding answer 11 July 2006
	The Stakeholder Briefing Pack for the Target Contracts—Transition Phase has not been removed from the Department's website. However the website link to this briefing pack has recently changed. The new link is: http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/applying/nass/newsandinfo/projects/nassaccommodationproject/stakeholderengagement

Olympics

Andy Reed: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which officials in his Department  (a) are responsible for Olympics-related activity and  (b) sit on the Inter-Departmental Steering Group for the Olympics.

Liam Byrne: The Director of Specialist Crime, is responsible for Olympic-related activity within the Home Office, and is a member of the Inter-Departmental Steering Group.

Opinion Polling

Nicholas Clegg: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department on what issues his Department has conducted opinion polling in the last 12 months.

John Reid: The Home Office undertakes a wide range of research activities that support the development of information-led policy, including surveys of public opinion that consider Home Office issues and its related areas of responsibility.
	The Department commissions such work only when it is justified by the specific needs of a particular policy or programme and when this is the most economic, efficient and effective way to achieve the purpose. Consulting and involving the public helps inform both policy formulation and delivery of better quality public services.
	Opinion polls have been conducted in the last 12 months on the following issues:
	Identity Cards
	Late night businesses attitudes to alcohol related crime and disorder
	Offending behaviour programmes delivered to offenders serving community sentences
	Public concern about organised crime
	Prison Service Staff Issues
	Measuring the Quality of Prison Life
	Evaluation of Intensive Supervision and Monitoring schemes for persistent offenders
	Cognitive Skills Booster Evaluation
	Juvenile cohort feasibility
	Single intervention Randomised Control Trial feasibility
	Satellite tracking
	National Evaluation of Community Safety Officers
	Perceptions of border control among the travelling public
	Northwest Offender Management Pathfinder
	Employment Pathfinder
	Investigating the Targeting, Tailoring and Sequencing of Interventions feasibility study
	Evaluation of neighbourhood policing
	Crime Patterns.

Parliamentary Questions

David Heathcoat-Amory: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he will answer question 67756, on prisoners released from Shepton Mallet prison, tabled by the right hon. Member for Wells on 27 April 2006.

Liam Byrne: holding answer 3 July 2006
	I refer the hon. Member to my reply of 29 June 2006,  Official Report, column 646W.

Passports

John Mann: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department at what stage of the process passport applications are assessed for rejection.

Joan Ryan: The current process for checking passport applications has two main stages: an initial check that the application has been fully completed and all necessary documents have been provided, followed by examination to establish the identity and nationality of the applicant. If a deficiency is found at the first stage, an explanation is given of what is needed to correct the problem. If the application has been made in person at either a post office, accredited travel agent or a regional passport office, the incomplete or incorrect application is handed back with the explanation and the passport fee is not taken. If the application has been made by post, the form and fee are retained and a letter is sent either asking for missing documents or a fresh application form, depending on the problem.
	The action taken to resolve problems encountered during the examination stage varies. The Identity and Passport Service will not issue a passport until the applicant's identity and nationality have been established.

Port Security

Si�n James: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 11 July 2006,  Official Report, column 1676W, on port security, for how long each day the port of Swansea has immigration, customs and security services present; and which ports' immigration, customs and security teams provide an out-of-hours service to the port of Swansea.

Liam Byrne: Small ports, like Swansea, are staffed in a targeted way based on risk and supported by reliable intelligence. It is believed to be the most effective method of countering the overall threat, and the best use of the finite staff resources.
	This information cannot be disclosed as this would provide information of value to those seeking to circumvent HM Revenue  Customs' controls, thereby prejudicing the prevention and detection of crime.

Prisoners

Philip Davies: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to the answer of 7 November 2005,  Official Report, column 57W, on prisoners, if he will confirm that the figures provided for 2004-05 are for the first three quarters of the year; and when the figures for January to March 2005 will be available.

Gerry Sutcliffe: The figures in respect of prisoners released on parole licence were the figures for the whole year as reported by the Parole Board in its annual report 2004-05. The Parole Board has confirmed that it has not been notified of any further charges since the answer was laid.
	The figures in respect of prisoners released on to the home detention curfew scheme were the figures for the year as a whole as notified to the Home Office at the point the question was laid. Data in respect of re-offending on the home detention curfew scheme are changing constantly as new information is received. This is because notifications of further offences either by the police or other criminal justice agencies is supplemented by a quarterly interrogation of the police national computer or through notification of acquittals or withdrawal of charges.
	The total number of charges as currently notified to the Home Office in respect of prisoners on the home detention curfew scheme for the whole of the year 2004-05 is 1,313. This figure is likely to be further amended as new information is received.

Prisons

Henry Bellingham: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what mechanisms are used to determine whether a prison is meeting the obligations contained in its service level agreement.

Liam Byrne: The National Offender Management Service (NOMS) requires Service Providers to deliver high quality services as specified in the Service Level Agreement (SLA), including high performance against an operational requirements specification. Each SLA contains a Performance Measurement System (PMS) that is designed to measure the Service Providers' delivery of the operational requirements in key areas over an agreed period.
	Compliance with the requirements of the SLA includes achieving all Service Delivery Targets and providing NOMS with quality assurance systems, principally through a comprehensive self-audit programme supplemented with a range of policy documents and procedural guidance to staff; together with a meetings structure that ensures performance, standards and contractual compliance is achieved.

Private Finance Initiative

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department by what total amount private finance initiative projects for which his Department is responsible which went over budget did so in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Liam Byrne: I am advised that none of the private finance initiative projects for which the Home Department is responsible went over budget in the last five years.

Somalia

Jeremy Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what support his Department has provided for Somali community groups in each of the past five years; what support is planned for 2006-07; and if he will make a statement.

Liam Byrne: The grants presented in the following table have been provided by the Home Office, through the Immigration and Nationality Directorate or its former Communities Group (now part of the Department for Communities and Local Government) to Somali community organisations over the past five years or will be provided in 2006-07:
	
		
			  Date  Grant 
			 2000-01 A total of 31,826 to two organisations under the European Refugee Fund (ERF) Scheme (the scheme is administered by the Home Office, and funding is provided by the European Commission) 
			 2002 A total of 41,869 to two organisations under the ERF Scheme 
			  A total of 22,500 to six Somali groups: grants were paid from the Home Office Refugee Community Development Fund 
			 2003 A total of 35,752 to two Somali organisations: grants were paid from the Home Office Refugee Integration Challenge Fund. 
			  A total of 69,164 to 15 Somali groups, from the Refugee Community Development Fund 
			  A total of 7,520 to two Somali groups: grants were paid from the Home Office Purposeful Activities for Asylum Seekers Fund (the Fund supports constructive activities by asylum seekers while they await decisions on their asylum applications) 
			 2004 50,000 to one Somali organisation, from the Refugee Integration Challenge Fund 
			  A total of 16,013 to four Somali groups, from the Refugee Community Development Fund 
			 2005-06 30,150 to one Somali organisation, from the Refugee Integration Challenge Fund 
			  A total of 38,416 to eight Somali groups, from the Refugee Community Development Fund 
			  30,000 to one Somali organisation: the grant was paid by the Home Office Communities Group 
			  A total of 7,500 to two Somali organisations: the grants were paid from the Faith Communities Capacity Building Fund, a government fund overseen by the Home Office Communities Group 
			 2006-07 A total of 132,074 is to be provided to four Somali organisations from the Refugee Integration Challenge Fund, and a total of 26,000 to two Somali groups from the Purposeful Activities for Asylum Seekers Fund.

Unaccompanied Children

Anthony Steen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many unaccompanied children have entered the UK in each of the last three years; how many of them have  (a) been returned immediately to their country of origin,  (b) been granted indefinite leave to remain and  (c) entered the UK and subsequently been returned to their country of origin as the result of a failed asylum claim; and what proportion  (c) were (i) under 18 years and (ii) over 18 years at the time of their deportation.

Liam Byrne: holding answer 5 July 2006
	Information relating to the number of unaccompanied children who have entered the UK and subsequently been returned to their country of origin as a result of a failed asylum claim is unavailable and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
	Information on asylum applications and initial decisions for unaccompanied children are published quarterly and annually. Copies are available from the Library of the House and on the Home Office Research Development and Statistics Directorate website at http://homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/immigration1.html.

Youth Cluster

Hugh Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applications for funding Youth Cluster  (a) has applied for and  (b) has been granted in each of the last five years; to what funding programmes the organisation applied; and if he will make a statement.

Gerry Sutcliffe: holding answer 24 July 2006
	As far as I am aware, the Home Office has received two applications for funding from Youth Charter in the last five years.
	One application was granted in July 2004 under Positive Futures. One application was not granted under Connecting Communities Plus.

Youth Crime (Peterborough)

Stewart Jackson: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what steps he is taking to tackle youth crime in Peterborough; and if he will make a statement.

Gerry Sutcliffe: The Youth Justice Board awarded a grant of 248,000 to Peterborough Youth Offending Team (YOT) for services to prevent youth crime and anti-social behaviour between 2005 and 2008. The grant is to fund an activity-based Youth Inclusion Programme (YIP) and develop the role of a Youth Offending service co-ordinator. The YOT is also planning to part-fund a multi agency Youth Inclusion Support Panel (YISP), to provide support for young people at risk, providing it can attract additional partnership funding. The YOT also receives 755,700 per annum to provide a range of services for young offenders during and after their custodial sentence, including the Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme (ISSP), and Resettlement and Aftercare Provision (RAP) for young offenders with substance misuse problems. The YOT uses a multi-agency response to increase the resources and expertise available .

General Practitioners

David Simpson: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what percentage of GP practices in  (a) England and  (b) each region were single-handed in each of the last five years.

Caroline Flint: The latest available information up to September 2005 is given in the following table. The data relates to strategic health authority areas in existence prior to 1 July 2006.
	
		
			  GP practices and single handed contracted and salaried GPs( 1)  by strategic health authority, at 30 September 2001-05 
			  numbers (headcount) 
			2001  2002 
			 of which:   of which: 
			GP practices  Single handed  Percentage single handed  GP practices  Single handed  Percentage single handed 
			  England 8,910 2,626 29.5 8,833 2,566 29.1 
			  North East 408 86 21.1 407 83 20.4 
			 Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley 168 35 20.8 169 37 21.9 
			 Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 240 51 21 3 238 46 19.3 
			  North West 1,398 470 33.6 1,377 460 33.4 
			 Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside 448 134 29.9 445 132 29.7 
			 Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 378 125 33.1 370 119 32.2 
			 Q14 Greater Manchester 572 211 36.9 562 209 37.2 
			  Yorkshire and the Humber 878 243 27.7 875 243 27.8 
			 Q11 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 265 70 26.4 266 74 27.8 
			 Q23 South Yorkshire 229 59 25.8 226 62 27.4 
			 Q12 West Yorkshire 384 114 29.7 383 107 27.9 
			  East Midlands 653 145 22.2 648 143 22.1 
			 Q25 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 226 53 23.5 223 48 21.5 
			 Q24 Trent 427 92 21.5 425 95 22.4 
			  West Midlands 1,050 386 36.8 1,036 385 37.2 
			 Q27 Birmingham and the Black Country 536 236 44.0 530 238 44.9 
			 Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire 272 105 38.6 267 100 37.5 
			 Q28 West Midlands South 242 45 18.6 239 47 19.7 
			  East of England 819 194 23.7 806 182 22.6 
			 Q02 Bedford and Hertfordshire 231 54 23.4 230 52 22.6 
			 Q03 Essex 279 96 34.4 275 93 33.8 
			 Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 309 44 142 301 37 123 
			  London 1,713 739 43.1 1,696 722 42.6 
			 Q05 North Central London 309 140 45.3 313 145 46.3 
			 Q06 North East London 384 196 51.0 381 194 50.9 
			 Q04 North West London 463 210 44.5 457 200 43.8 
			 Q07 South East London 307 117 38.1 300 112 37.3 
			 Q08 South West London 244 76 31.1 245 71 29.0 
			  South East 1,224 266 21.7 1,224 256 20.9 
			 Q18 Kent and Medway 308 118 38.3 302 113 37.4 
			 Q19 Surrey and Sussex 380 82 21.6 379 72 19.0 
			 Q16 Thames Valley 297 40 13.5 302 46 15.2 
			 Q17 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 239 26 10.9 241 25 10.4 
			  South West 767 97 12.6 764 92 12.0 
			 Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 328 46 14.0 326 41 12.6 
			 Q22 Somerset and Dorset 185 22 11.9 185 22 11.9 
			 Q21 South West Peninsula 254 29 11.4 253 29 11.5 
		
	
	
		
			  numbers (headcount) 
			2003  2004 
			 of which:   of which: 
			GP practices  Single handed  Percentage single handed  GP practices  Single handed  Percentage single handed 
			  England 8,833 2,578 29.2 8,542 2,285 26.8 
			  North East 409 91 22.2 406 91 22.4 
			 Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley 168 37 22.0 169 35 20.7 
			 Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 241 54 22.4 237 56 23.6 
			  North West 1,361 442 32.5 1,327 424 32.0 
			 Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside 442 127 28.7 426 115 27.0 
			 Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 362 116 32.0 356 113 31.7 
			 Q14 Greater Manchester 557 199 35.7 545 196 36.0 
			  Yorkshire and the Humber 865 227 26.2 836 196 23.4 
			 Q11 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 262 66 25.2 253 56 22.1 
			 Q23 South Yorkshire 222 58 26.1 219 55 25.1 
			 Q12 West Yorkshire 381 103 27.0 364 85 23.4 
			  East Midlands 645 138 21.4 635 124 19.5 
			 Q25 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 226 54 23.9 223 55 24.7 
			 Q24 Trent 419 84 20.0 412 69 16.7 
			  West Midlands 1,028 384 37.4 996 352 35.3 
			 Q27 Birmingham and the Black Country 521 233 44.7 507 225 44.4 
			 Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire 270 104 38.5 255 84 32.9 
			 Q28 West Midlands South 237 47 19.8 234 43 18.4 
			  East of England 810 194 24.0 804 189 23.5 
			 Q02 Bedford and Hertfordshire 232 54 23.3 231 52 22.5 
			 Q03 Essex 275 102 37.1 273 106 38.8 
			 Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 303 38 125 300 31 103 
			  London 1,752 768 43.8 1,607 606 37.7 
			 Q05 North Central London 320 159 49.7 291 127 43.6 
			 Q06 North East London 376 183 48.7 349 149 42.7 
			 Q04 North West London 472 214 45.3 441 179 40.6 
			 Q07 South East London 332 143 43.1 294 100 34.0 
			 Q08 South West London 252 69 27.4 232 51 22.0 
			  South East 1,209 254 21.0 1,180 225 19.1 
			 Q18 Kent and Medway 296 106 35.8 290 107 36.9 
			 Q19 Surrey and Sussex 379 76 20.1 367 64 17.4 
			 Q16 Thames Valley 299 44 14.7 291 33 11.3 
			 Q17 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 235 28 11.9 232 21 9.1 
			  South West 754 80 10.6 751 78 10.4 
			 Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 326 36 11.0 323 37 11.5 
			 Q22 Somerset and Dorset 176 15 8.5 176 13 7.4 
			 Q21 South West Peninsula 252 29 11.5 252 28 11.1 
		
	
	
		
			  number (headcount) 
			2005 
			 of which: 
			GP practices  Single Handed  Percentage single handed 
			  England 8,451 2,176 25.7 
			  North East 404 85 21.0 
			 Q10 County Durham and Tees Valley 170 33 19.4 
			 Q09 Northumberland, Tyne and Wear 234 52 22.2 
			  North West 1,303 410 31.5 
			 Q15 Cheshire and Merseyside 425 115 27.1 
			 Q13 Cumbria and Lancashire 348 113 32.5 
			 Q14 Greater Manchester 530 182 34.3 
			  Yorkshire and the Humber 826 183 22.2 
			 Q11 North and East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 253 55 21.7 
			 Q23 South Yorkshire 218 54 24.8 
			 Q12 West Yorkshire 355 74 20.8 
			  East Midlands 630 117 18.6 
			 Q25 Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland 223 53 23.8 
			 Q24 Trent 407 64 15.7 
			  West Midlands 989 347 35.1 
			 Q27 Birmingham and the Black Country 500 219 43.8 
			 Q26 Shropshire and Staffordshire 257 87 33.9 
			 Q28 West Midlands South 232 41 17.7 
			  East of England 802 167 20.8 
			 Q02 Bedford and Hertfordshire 227 48 21.1 
			 Q03 Essex 277 95 34.3 
			 Q01 Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire 298 24 8.1 
			  London 1,591 574 36.1 
			 Q05 North Central London 287 120 41.8 
			 Q06 North East London 345 148 42.9 
			 Q04 North West London 436 175 40.1 
			 Q07 South East London 292 32 28.1 
			 Q08 South West London 231 49 21.2 
			  South East 1,160 220 19.0 
			 Q18 Kent and Medway 286 106 37.1 
			 Q19 Surrey and Sussex 363 61 16.8 
			 Q16 Thames Valley 280 27 9.6 
			 Q17 Hampshire and Isle of Wight 231 26 11.3 
			  South West 746 73 9.8 
			 Q20 Avon, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 319 32 10.0 
			 Q22 Somerset and Dorset 176 14 8.0 
			 Q21 South West Peninsula 251 27 10.8 
			 (1) A single handed contracted and salaried GP is one who has no partners, although they may have a GMS/PMS other, GP registrar or GP retainer. Note:Data is estimated based on 2006 organisational structure. Source:The information centre for health and social care general and personal medical services statistics.

NHS Finance

Paul Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cumulative breakeven position was in 2005 for each NHS organisation in London as reported in the final accounts of national health service trusts.

Andy Burnham: pursuant to the reply, 25 July 2006, Official Report, c. 1231-32W
	I regret my previous reply was incorrect. The final total should read (90,331) not (610,539) as given in my answer.
	The revised table showing financial position of all NHS organisations in London is as follows. The data given is the break-even cumulative position of NHS trusts.
	
		
			  2004-05 NHS trust break-even cumulative position 
			   000 
			 Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust 20 
			 Barnet and Chase Farm Hospitals NHS Trust (19,564) 
			 Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (757) 
			 Barts and The London NHS Trust (1,054) 
			 Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust 28,754 
			 Camden and Islington Mental Health and Social Care Trust 2,447 
			 Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust 5,392 
			 Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare NHS Trust (164) 
			 Ealing Hospital NHS Trust (375) 
			 East London and The City Mental Health NHS Trust 235 
			 Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust (1,736) 
			 Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust 1,771 
			 Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust (18,384) 
			 King's College Hospital NHS Trust (3,766) 
			 London Ambulance Service NHS Trust 75 
			 Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust (65) 
			 Newham University Hospital NHS Trust 282 
			 North East London Mental Health NHS Trust 333 
			 North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (5,360) 
			 North West London Hospitals NHS Trust (13,546) 
			 Oxleas NHS Trust 1,243 
			 Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Trust (8,942) 
			 Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust (6,512) 
			 Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust (3,165) 
			 Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust (3,769) 
			 South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (339) 
			 South West London and St. George's Mental Health NHS Trust 401 
			 St. George's Healthcare NHS Trust (23,596) 
			 St. Mary's NHS Trust (4,570) 
			 Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust 54 
			 The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Trust (1,295) 
			 The Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust (6,646) 
			 The Whittington Hospital NHS Trust (1,500) 
			 West London Mental Health NHS Trust (1,353) 
			 West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (4,943) 
			 Whipps Cross University Hospital NHS Trust 63 
			  (90,331) 
			  Note:  2004-05 data does not include information relating to NHS foundation trusts.   Source:  Audited NHS Trust summarisation schedules 2004-05.

NICE

Justine Greening: To ask the Secretary of State for Health which drugs were not approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence which were assessed to have a cost per quality-adjusted-life-year of between 30,000 and 35,000 in each year since 2000; and if she will make a statement.

Andy Burnham: holding answer 24 July 2006
	An analysis has been undertaken of drugs not approved by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), taking into account appraisals published between 1 January 2000 and 27 July 2006. Of the drugs appraised but not approved by NICE none fell exactly into the cost quality-adjusted-life-year (QALY) range of between 30,000 and 35,000, although NICE's appraisal of Anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis (published in November 2003) identified a wide potential cost per QALY range of between 20,000 and 952,000. Further information on this appraisal can be found on NICE's website at www.nice.org.uk